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Usage

Uses

Used in Personal Care Products:
3-(3-Acetoxypropyl)heptamethyltrisiloxane is used as a surfactant in personal care products for its ability to reduce surface tension, thereby enhancing the wetting and spreading properties of these products on the skin and hair. This contributes to improved product performance and user experience.
Used in Adhesives and Coatings:
In the adhesives and coatings industry, 3-(3-Acetoxypropyl)heptamethyltrisiloxane is utilized as a surfactant to improve the flow and application properties of these materials. Its capacity to lower surface tension facilitates better adhesion and coverage, leading to higher quality outcomes in various applications.
Used in Waterproofing Treatments:
3-(3-Acetoxypropyl)heptamethyltrisiloxane is used as a water repellent in waterproofing treatments for fabrics, paper, and other materials. Its hydrophobic nature aids in creating barriers that resist water absorption, thus providing protection against moisture and enhancing the durability of treated materials.

Upstream product

• 591-87-7 Allyl acetate 
• 1873-88-7 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxan 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A Pt(0) complex with cyclic (alkyl)(amino)silylene and 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane ligands: Synthesis, molecular structure, and catalytic hydrosilylation activity

A platinum(0) complex bearing a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)silylene and a 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (DVTMS) was synthesized and isolated in the form of colorless crystals. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of this complex in combination with theoretical calculations indicated that the Pt→Si π-back-donation in this complex is weaker than that in the corresponding cyclic-dialkylsilylene-ligated Pt complex. The performance of this complex in the catalytic hydrosilylation of (Me3SiO)2MeSi-H with various terminal alkenes that contain functional groups was comparable to that of the corresponding cyclic dialkylsilylene/DVTMS Pt(0) complex.

Developing a Highly Active Catalytic System Based on Cobalt Nanoparticles for Terminal and Internal Alkene Hydrosilylation

This work describes the development of easy-To-prepare cobalt nanoparticles (NPs) in solution as promising alternative catalysts for alkene hydrosilylation with the industrially relevant tertiary silane 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane (MDHM). The Co NPs demonstrated high activity when used at 30 °C for 3.5-7 h in toluene, with catalyst loadings 0.05-0.2 mol %, without additives. Under these mild conditions, a set of terminal alkenes were found to react with MDHM, yielding exclusively the anti-Markovnikov product in up to 99% yields. Additionally, we demonstrated the possibility of using UV irradiation to further activate these cobalt NPs not only to enhance their catalytic performances but also to promote tandem isomerization-hydrosilylation reactions using internal alkenes, among them unsaturated fatty ester (methyl oleate), to produce linear products in up to quantitative yields.